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TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Entamoeba histolytica (EH), Naegleria fowleri (NF), Acanthamoeba (Ac), Balamuthia mandrillaris (BM)
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
- Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE)
Synonyms
- CNS amebiasis
Definitions
- Parasitic infection caused by free-living amebic organisms
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
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Selected References
- Kalra SK et al: Acanthamoeba and its pathogenic role in granulomatous amebic encephalitis. Exp Parasitol. 208:107788, 2020
- Weidauer S et al: CNS infections in immunoincompetent patients : neuroradiological and clinical features. Clin Neuroradiol. 30(1):9-25, 2020
- Pervin N et al: Naegleria, 2019
- Singhi p et al: Fungal and parasitic CNS infections. Indian J Pediatr. 86(1):83-90, 2019
- Visvesvara GS: Infections with free-living amebae. Handb Clin Neurol. 114:153-68, 2013
- Akgoz A et al: Imaging of rickettsial, spirochetal, and parasitic infections. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 22(4):633-57, 2012
- Abdel Razek AA et al: Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 21(4):815-41, viii, 2011
- Fukuma T: [Amebic meningoencephalitis.] Brain Nerve. 61(2):115-21, 2009
- Kaushal V et al: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri. J Assoc Physicians India. 56:459-62, 2008
- Rai R et al: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Indian Pediatr. 45(12):1004-5, 2008
- Guarner J et al: Histopathologic spectrum and immunohistochemical diagnosis of amebic meningoencephalitis. Mod Pathol. 20(12):1230-7, 2007
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Entamoeba histolytica (EH), Naegleria fowleri (NF), Acanthamoeba (Ac), Balamuthia mandrillaris (BM)
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
- Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE)
Synonyms
- CNS amebiasis
Definitions
- Parasitic infection caused by free-living amebic organisms
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Kalra SK et al: Acanthamoeba and its pathogenic role in granulomatous amebic encephalitis. Exp Parasitol. 208:107788, 2020
- Weidauer S et al: CNS infections in immunoincompetent patients : neuroradiological and clinical features. Clin Neuroradiol. 30(1):9-25, 2020
- Pervin N et al: Naegleria, 2019
- Singhi p et al: Fungal and parasitic CNS infections. Indian J Pediatr. 86(1):83-90, 2019
- Visvesvara GS: Infections with free-living amebae. Handb Clin Neurol. 114:153-68, 2013
- Akgoz A et al: Imaging of rickettsial, spirochetal, and parasitic infections. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 22(4):633-57, 2012
- Abdel Razek AA et al: Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 21(4):815-41, viii, 2011
- Fukuma T: [Amebic meningoencephalitis.] Brain Nerve. 61(2):115-21, 2009
- Kaushal V et al: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri. J Assoc Physicians India. 56:459-62, 2008
- Rai R et al: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Indian Pediatr. 45(12):1004-5, 2008
- Guarner J et al: Histopathologic spectrum and immunohistochemical diagnosis of amebic meningoencephalitis. Mod Pathol. 20(12):1230-7, 2007
